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|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[K9 Mark V]], | |companions = [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[K9 Mark V]], [[Dorothy (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Dorothy]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Missy]] | ||
|setting = [[Land of Fiction | |setting = [[Los Angeles]], [[15 August]] [[1939]]; [[Land of Fiction]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jacqueline Rayner | ||
|publisher = BBC Children's Books | |publisher = BBC Children's Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 10 June 2021 | ||
|cover = | |cover = [[Angelo Rinaldi]] | ||
|illustrator = | |illustrator = | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
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|isbn = ISBN 9781405948005 | |isbn = ISBN 9781405948005 | ||
|trailer = | |trailer = | ||
|series = [[ | |series = [[Puffin Classics crossovers]] | ||
|prev = The Maze of Doom (novel) | |prev = The Maze of Doom (novel) | ||
|next = Legends of Camelot (novel) | |next = Legends of Camelot (novel) | ||
}} | }}{{you may|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz|n1=The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book|n2=The Wizard of Oz, the film}} | ||
{{you may|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz}} | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first novel released in the [[Puffin Classics crossovers]] range on [[10 June (releases)|10 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Wonderful-Oz/dp/1405948000</ref> by [[BBC Children's Books]]. Written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]], it featured the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] and [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]] and [[Missy]]. The novel was firmly rooted in the mythos of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s children's novel, ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Ryan Sinclair]] | * [[Ryan Sinclair]] | ||
* [[Graham O'Brien]] | * [[Graham O'Brien]] | ||
* | * [[Missy]] | ||
* [[2-2| | * [[K9 Mark V]] (2-2) | ||
* | * [[Dorothy (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Dorothy]] | ||
* [[Doorman (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Doorman]] | |||
* [[L. Frank Baum]] | * [[L. Frank Baum]] | ||
* [[Melinda (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Melinda]] | * [[Melinda (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Melinda]] | ||
* [[Smiley (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)| | * [[Peter (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Peter]] | ||
* [[Limited Edition Smiling Shepherdess]] ("Smiley") | |||
* [[Limited Edition Shy Shepherdess]] | |||
* [[Guard One (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Guard One]] | |||
* [[Guard Two (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Guard Two]] | |||
* [[Airgron]]s | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Popular culture === | === Popular culture === | ||
* ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' and ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' are both films that flopped upon their original releases before becoming renowned later on. | * ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' and ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' are both films that flopped upon their original releases before becoming renowned later on. | ||
*Graham suggests watching classic films such as ''[[Frankenstein (film)|Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[King Kong]].'' | * Graham suggests watching classic films such as ''[[Frankenstein (film)|Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[King Kong]].'' The Doctor recommends [[James Bond]]. | ||
* | * Dorothy thinks the Doctor is like [[Gandalf]], and understands the Wizard of Oz to be like the Fairy Godmother from ''[[Cinderella]].'' | ||
* | * Dorothy has read ''[[Frankenstein]]'', ''[[Alice in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'', The ''[[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'', The ''[[Just So Stories]],'' ''[[The Jungle Book]]'', ''[[Treasure Island]]'', ''[[White Fang]]'', and ''[[The Hobbit]].'' | ||
* The Doctor describes Missy as a cross between [[Long John Silver]], [[Shere Khan]], Smaug, and the [[Red Queen]]. | * The Doctor describes Missy as a cross between [[Long John Silver]], [[Shere Khan]], [[Smaug]], and the [[Red Queen]]. | ||
* Missy mentions fictional characters she defeated to take control of the Land of Fiction, including Nosferatu, [[Long John Silver]], [[James Moriarty|Professor Moriarty]], [[Sweeney Todd]], Mr Hyde, the [[Minotaur]], [[Yog-Sothoth]] and Jemima Puddle-Duck. Other fictional characters that appear include [[Moby Dick]], [[Dracula]], the [[Mummy]], Cinderella's Ugly Sisters, and [[Cerberus]]. | * Missy mentions fictional characters she defeated to take control of the Land of Fiction, including [[Nosferatu]], [[Long John Silver]], [[James Moriarty|Professor Moriarty]], [[Sweeney Todd]], [[Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde|Mr Hyde]], the [[Minotaur]], [[Yog-Sothoth]] and [[Jemima Puddle-Duck]]. Other fictional characters that appear include [[Moby Dick]], [[Dracula]], the [[Mummy]], Cinderella's Ugly Sisters, and [[Cerberus]]. The Doctor also mentions [[Mowgli]]. | ||
* Missy mentions TikTok. | * Missy mentions [[TikTok]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that she can think of “loads” of books “with a library in it”, then asks “How do you feel about orangutans?” This is a reference to the orangutan Librarian of Unseen University, a character in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. | |||
=== Foods and beverages === | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* Graham has packed [[sausage]]s and [[bread]] in his backpack. | * Graham has packed [[sausage]]s and [[bread]] in his backpack. | ||
* Melinda serves Team TARDIS "little pink [[cake]]s" laced with [[pollen pills]]. | * Melinda serves Team TARDIS "little pink [[cake]]s" laced with [[pollen pills]]. | ||
* The inhabitants of the [[Emerald City]] only eat [[zucchini]] and [[lima bean]]s. | * The inhabitants of the [[Emerald City]] only eat green foods such as [[pea]]s, [[apple]]s, [[grape]]s, [[Lime (fruit)|limes]], [[zucchini]] and [[lima bean]]s. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* The TARDIS team visited the handprints and footprints of [[Douglas Fairbanks]], [[Charlie Chaplin]] and the [[Marx Brothers]]. | |||
* Graham mentions [[Dr Seuss]] and [[Enid Blyton]]. | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Roald Dahl]] and [[Beatrix Potter]], and quotes [[Alfred Tennyson]] and [[Arthur C. Clarke]]. | |||
=== History and geography === | |||
* Graham | * Graham's grandfather joined the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] in [[1939]]. | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor asks Dorothy if [[Hitler]] is dead yet. She says conscription will start in America [[1940|the next year]], and in [[1941]] [[Japan]] would bomb [[Pearl Harbor]]. [[World War II]] would end in [[1945]]. | ||
* Dorothy discusses life in America during the [[Great Depression]] and the [[New Deal]]. She mentions [[Chinatown]] and [[Little Italy]] in [[Los Angeles]]. | |||
* | |||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the [[Stenza]]. | |||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the [[Stenza]]. | * The TARDIS team encounters multiple alien species introduced by Missy, including [[Chumbley|Chumblies]], [[Cybermat]]s, [[Cybermen]], and winged [[Ogron]]s called [[Airgron]]s. [[Green]] aliens guarding the [[Emerald City]] include the [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]], [[Rutan]]s, [[Terileptil]]s, [[Sea Devil]]s, [[Monoid]]s, [[Krynoid]]s, [[Silurian]]s, [[Tythonian]], [[Urbankan]]s, [[Fendahl]]een, [[Abzorbalovian]]s, [[Skarasen]], [[Myrka]] and the [[Kroll]]. | ||
* The TARDIS team encounters multiple alien species, including [[ | |||
=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
* The Doctor plugs a copy of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' into the TARDIS's console slot. | |||
* The Doctor plugs a copy of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' into the TARDIS' console slot. | * The Doctor gives Graham a [[yo-yo]]. | ||
=== Time Lords === | === Time Lords === | ||
* The Doctor mentions the things of [[Rassilon]], including the [[Sash of Rassilon|Sash]], the [[Crown of Rassilon|Crown]], the [[Key of Rassilon|Key]], the [[Coronet of Rassilon|Coronet]], the [[Harp of Rassilon|Harp]], the [[Ring of Rassilon|Ring]], and the [[Black Scrolls of Rassilon|Black Scrolls]]. | * The Doctor mentions the things of [[Rassilon]], including the [[Sash of Rassilon|Sash]], the [[Crown of Rassilon|Crown]], the [[Key of Rassilon|Key]], the [[Coronet of Rassilon|Coronet]], the [[Harp of Rassilon|Harp]], the [[Ring of Rassilon|Ring]], and the [[Black Scrolls of Rassilon|Black Scrolls]]. | ||
* Missy describes the [[Twelfth Doctor]] as 'Mr Grumpy Trousers | * Missy describes the [[Twelfth Doctor]] as 'Mr Grumpy Trousers'. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The story features a [[Cyberman]] in the role of the {{w|Tin Woodman}}. A fanmade illustration of a Cyberman in the role of the Tin Woodman (by Simon Breeze) had been showcased on the [[Official Doctor Who Tumblr|Official ''Doctor Who'' Tumblr]] as early as [[22 September (releases)|22 September]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]].<ref>https://doctorwho.tumblr.com/post/32092799720/heartoftardis-the-tin-man-by-simonbreeze</ref> Before that, a Cyberman played the role, along with a [[K9]] model in the role of [[Toto]], in an image of a ''Doctor Who''-themed ''The Wizard of Oz'' seen in [[DWA 47]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Ryan and Graham remember [[Grace O'Brien|Grace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | * Ryan and Graham remember [[Grace O'Brien|Grace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | ||
* Yaz and Ryan are once again subjected to [[Racism|racial discrimination]] in a [[1939|past era]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'') | * Yaz and Ryan are once again subjected to [[Racism|racial discrimination]] in a [[1939|past era]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'') | ||
*The Doctor tells Yaz that she knows the latter ran away from home when she was younger ([[TV]]: ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | * The Doctor tells Yaz that she knows the latter ran away from home when she was younger. ([[TV]]: ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | ||
* Yaz recalls facing [[Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') and giant [[spider]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | * Yaz recalls facing [[Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') and giant [[spider]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | ||
*Yaz uses her police training to reassure | * Yaz uses her police training to reassure Dorothy, and to get her to calm down and feel safe. ([[TV]]: ''[[It Takes You Away (TV story)|It Takes You Away]]'') | ||
*The Doctor's TARDIS suffers a mercury shortage due to damaged [[Fluid Links|fluid links]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Duke of Dominoes (short story)|The Duke of Dominoes]],[[Companion Piece (novel)|Companion Piece]]'', ''[[To the Slaughter (novel)|To the Slaughter]]'', ''[[Natural Regression (short story)|Natural Regression]]'') | * The Doctor's TARDIS suffers a mercury shortage due to damaged [[Fluid Links|fluid links]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Duke of Dominoes (short story)|The Duke of Dominoes]]'', ''[[Companion Piece (novel)|Companion Piece]]'', ''[[To the Slaughter (novel)|To the Slaughter]]'', ''[[Natural Regression (short story)|Natural Regression]]'') | ||
*The Doctor mentions that a [[Vicki Pallister|friend of hers]] gave the [[Chumbley|Chumblies]] their name, that Chumblies were used as translation and communication devices, contained flamethrowers, and had been created by a race of [[Rill|giant telepathic walruses that breathed ammonia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that a [[Vicki Pallister|friend of hers]] gave the [[Chumbley|Chumblies]] their name, that Chumblies were used as translation and communication devices, contained flamethrowers, and had been created by a race of [[Rill|giant telepathic walruses that breathed ammonia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'') | ||
*The Doctor recalls the time in her [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] that he told [[Codal|a young man]] that "''Courage isn’t a matter of not being frightened. It’s being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway''." ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor recalls the time in her [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] that he told [[Codal|a young man]] that "''Courage isn’t a matter of not being frightened. It’s being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway''." ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') | ||
*The Doctor believed that | * The Doctor believed that [[the Rani]] was behind the evil scheme, due to the presence of tree mines and biological experimentation, and her description as a [[First Rani|woman with dark curls in her hair]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') | ||
*Missy | * The Doctor has not seen the Rani since they were "nine hundred and fifty-somethings". ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | ||
*The Doctor | * The Doctor implies to [[Missy]] that she has met a future [[regeneration]] of her who is once again male, at which Missy is aghast. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]] et al.'') | ||
*The Doctor recalls being in the [[Land of Fiction]] in her [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]], and recalled that the [[Master of the Land|Master of the Land of Fiction]] had a library with every book ever written. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') She also encountered the Land of Fiction in her [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crooked Man (audio story)|The Crooked Man]]'') [[Sixth Doctor|sixth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]'') and [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]], [[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') | * Missy says she is no longer a "bit-of-gel-and-beard-wax kind of guy". ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' et al.) | ||
*The Doctor attempts to get the fictional characters to fade away by believing that they are not real. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') | * Missy somewhat jokingly tells the Doctor she "copied" her, in reference to her changing gender. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Master Plan (comic story)|The Master Plan]]'') | ||
*[[The Master]] had previously visited the Land of Fiction and destroyed a council of [[19th century]] literary villains who resided there. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]'') | * The Doctor apologises to a casualty of the tree mines, saying "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | ||
*Missy | * The Doctor recalls being in the [[Land of Fiction]] in her [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]], and recalled that the [[Master of the Land|Master of the Land of Fiction]] had a library with every book ever written. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') She also encountered the Land of Fiction in her [[Fourth Doctor|fourth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crooked Man (audio story)|The Crooked Man]]'') [[Sixth Doctor|sixth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]'') and [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]], [[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') | ||
*Missy's trap to bring the Doctor into the Land of Fiction was sprung via | * The Doctor attempts to get the fictional characters to fade away by believing that they are not real. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]];'' [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage]]'') | ||
* [[The Master]] had previously visited the Land of Fiction and destroyed a council of [[19th century]] literary villains who resided there. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]'') | |||
* Missy has disguised her TARDIS not as a grandfather clock. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' et al.) This time she chooses a [[grandmother clock|grand''mother'' clock]]. | |||
* Missy's trap to bring the Doctor into the Land of Fiction was sprung via the Doctor plugging a copy of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' into the TARDIS's console slot. The Master also entrapped the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] in a similar way by giving the latter the Necronomicon, which was activated in the TARDIS control room and sent the TARDIS to the [[Archon (The Nameless City)|Archon]] homeworld. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nameless City (short story)|The Nameless City]]'') | |||
* Yaz thinks to herself that Team TARDIS has encountered many aliens in [[Sheffield]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'', ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'', ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{penguin|321017/doctor-who--the-wonderful-doctor-of-oz/9781405948005.html}} | * {{penguin|321017/doctor-who--the-wonderful-doctor-of-oz/9781405948005.html}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 6 December 2024
The Wonderful Doctor of Oz was the first novel released in the Puffin Classics crossovers range on 10 June 2021[1] by BBC Children's Books. Written by Jacqueline Rayner, it featured the Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz and Ryan, Graham and Missy. The novel was firmly rooted in the mythos of L. Frank Baum's children's novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- You may be looking for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book or The Wizard of Oz, the film.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When a sudden tornado engulfs the TARDIS, the Thirteenth Doctor and her fam find themselves transported to the magical land of Oz. With a damaged TARDIS and an unexpected stowaway from the 1930s, their only hope of getting home is to follow the yellow brick road.
But when an army of scarecrows ambushes them, they quickly realise that everything is not as it should be, and they're thrown into a fight for survival against a mysterious enemy. As each of her companions becomes a shadow of their former selves, only the Doctor is left standing.
Desperate to save her friends, she must embark on a perilous journey to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz - and stop whatever forces are at work before she and her friends are trapped in the fictional world forever.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Popular culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- It's a Wonderful Life and Citizen Kane are both films that flopped upon their original releases before becoming renowned later on.
- Graham suggests watching classic films such as Frankenstein and King Kong. The Doctor recommends James Bond.
- Dorothy thinks the Doctor is like Gandalf, and understands the Wizard of Oz to be like the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella.
- Dorothy has read Frankenstein, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Just So Stories, The Jungle Book, Treasure Island, White Fang, and The Hobbit.
- The Doctor describes Missy as a cross between Long John Silver, Shere Khan, Smaug, and the Red Queen.
- Missy mentions fictional characters she defeated to take control of the Land of Fiction, including Nosferatu, Long John Silver, Professor Moriarty, Sweeney Todd, Mr Hyde, the Minotaur, Yog-Sothoth and Jemima Puddle-Duck. Other fictional characters that appear include Moby Dick, Dracula, the Mummy, Cinderella's Ugly Sisters, and Cerberus. The Doctor also mentions Mowgli.
- Missy mentions TikTok.
- The Doctor mentions that she can think of “loads” of books “with a library in it”, then asks “How do you feel about orangutans?” This is a reference to the orangutan Librarian of Unseen University, a character in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett.
Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Graham has packed sausages and bread in his backpack.
- Melinda serves Team TARDIS "little pink cakes" laced with pollen pills.
- The inhabitants of the Emerald City only eat green foods such as peas, apples, grapes, limes, zucchini and lima beans.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS team visited the handprints and footprints of Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers.
- Graham mentions Dr Seuss and Enid Blyton.
- The Doctor mentions Roald Dahl and Beatrix Potter, and quotes Alfred Tennyson and Arthur C. Clarke.
History and geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Graham's grandfather joined the RAF in 1939.
- The Doctor asks Dorothy if Hitler is dead yet. She says conscription will start in America the next year, and in 1941 Japan would bomb Pearl Harbor. World War II would end in 1945.
- Dorothy discusses life in America during the Great Depression and the New Deal. She mentions Chinatown and Little Italy in Los Angeles.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions the Cybermen and the Stenza.
- The TARDIS team encounters multiple alien species introduced by Missy, including Chumblies, Cybermats, Cybermen, and winged Ogrons called Airgrons. Green aliens guarding the Emerald City include the Slitheen, Rutans, Terileptils, Sea Devils, Monoids, Krynoids, Silurians, Tythonian, Urbankans, Fendahleen, Abzorbalovians, Skarasen, Myrka and the Kroll.
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor plugs a copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into the TARDIS's console slot.
- The Doctor gives Graham a yo-yo.
Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions the things of Rassilon, including the Sash, the Crown, the Key, the Coronet, the Harp, the Ring, and the Black Scrolls.
- Missy describes the Twelfth Doctor as 'Mr Grumpy Trousers'.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story features a Cyberman in the role of the Tin Woodman. A fanmade illustration of a Cyberman in the role of the Tin Woodman (by Simon Breeze) had been showcased on the Official Doctor Who Tumblr as early as 22 September 2012.[2] Before that, a Cyberman played the role, along with a K9 model in the role of Toto, in an image of a Doctor Who-themed The Wizard of Oz seen in DWA 47.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The fact that the Doctor used to be a man is mentioned frequently, (TV: An Unearthly Child, et al.) a fact that Team TARDIS are fully aware of. (TV: Spyfall)
- The Doctor has told Team TARDIS about the Cybermen (TV: Fugitive of the Judoon) and that they are vulnerable to gold. (TV: Earthshock, Silver Nemesis, Ascension of the Cybermen et al.)
- Ryan and Graham remember Grace. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
- Yaz and Ryan are once again subjected to racial discrimination in a past era. (TV: Rosa)
- The Doctor tells Yaz that she knows the latter ran away from home when she was younger. (TV: Can You Hear Me?)
- Yaz recalls facing Daleks (TV: Resolution) and giant spiders. (TV: Arachnids in the UK)
- Yaz uses her police training to reassure Dorothy, and to get her to calm down and feel safe. (TV: It Takes You Away)
- The Doctor's TARDIS suffers a mercury shortage due to damaged fluid links. (TV: The Wheel in Space; PROSE: The Duke of Dominoes, Companion Piece, To the Slaughter, Natural Regression)
- The Doctor mentions that a friend of hers gave the Chumblies their name, that Chumblies were used as translation and communication devices, contained flamethrowers, and had been created by a race of giant telepathic walruses that breathed ammonia. (TV: Galaxy 4)
- The Doctor recalls the time in her third incarnation that he told a young man that "Courage isn’t a matter of not being frightened. It’s being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway." (TV: Planet of the Daleks)
- The Doctor believed that the Rani was behind the evil scheme, due to the presence of tree mines and biological experimentation, and her description as a woman with dark curls in her hair. (TV: The Mark of the Rani)
- The Doctor has not seen the Rani since they were "nine hundred and fifty-somethings". (TV: Time and the Rani)
- The Doctor implies to Missy that she has met a future regeneration of her who is once again male, at which Missy is aghast. (TV: Spyfall et al.)
- Missy says she is no longer a "bit-of-gel-and-beard-wax kind of guy". (TV: Terror of the Autons et al.)
- Missy somewhat jokingly tells the Doctor she "copied" her, in reference to her changing gender. (COMIC: The Master Plan)
- The Doctor apologises to a casualty of the tree mines, saying "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." (TV: New Earth, The Age of Steel, The Impossible Planet, Army of Ghosts, The Poison Sky, Silence in the Library)
- The Doctor recalls being in the Land of Fiction in her second incarnation, and recalled that the Master of the Land of Fiction had a library with every book ever written. (TV: The Mind Robber) She also encountered the Land of Fiction in her fourth, (AUDIO: The Crooked Man) sixth, (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen) and seventh incarnation. (PROSE: Conundrum, Head Games)
- The Doctor attempts to get the fictional characters to fade away by believing that they are not real. (TV: The Mind Robber; PROSE: The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage)
- The Master had previously visited the Land of Fiction and destroyed a council of 19th century literary villains who resided there. (COMIC: Character Assassin)
- Missy has disguised her TARDIS not as a grandfather clock. (TV: The Deadly Assassin et al.) This time she chooses a grandmother clock.
- Missy's trap to bring the Doctor into the Land of Fiction was sprung via the Doctor plugging a copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into the TARDIS's console slot. The Master also entrapped the Second Doctor and Jamie in a similar way by giving the latter the Necronomicon, which was activated in the TARDIS control room and sent the TARDIS to the Archon homeworld. (PROSE: The Nameless City)
- Yaz thinks to herself that Team TARDIS has encountered many aliens in Sheffield. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth, Arachnids in the UK, Resolution)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Wonderful Doctor of Oz page at Penguin Books